I will agree that a rockchucker is a top of the line single stage press. But for that price you can have a dillon 550 a cheap caliper and a beam scale.

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Carbide dies for pistol reloading are always the better way to do the job. However, a little light spray with Hornady One Shot case lube makes the process go much smoother, even with carbide dies.

I used carbide dies dry for many years but since I started using One Shot, I'll never go back to doing it that way again.

There is no need to wipe the lube off the loaded round. Just shoot 'em.

Carbide dies for rifle are pretty expensive and would probably still require lube. For precision rifle, all I do is resize the neck and I use a little Dillon Case Lube just to make it go a little smoother.

How many calibers are you planing on reloading?
What calibers?
How many rounds do you want to load a week?

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There is only 60 dollar difference between a square deal and a 550. With the square deal you are limited to some handgun rounds only.

Well its a little more than that. Plus, the square deal is already set up ready to go out of the box. It is a great choice for someone who only wants to reload one pistol caliber. I chose the 550 so I can reload more than just .45, but the square deal is a great deal.